Word: maintain
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More and more Congressmen maintain that their freedom from party directives makes them better legislators. Says Maine Republican William Cohen: "Today's Congressman keeps in closer touch with his constituents, and that helps generate a more responsive system." Even so, Americans still hold the Congress in low esteem. According to a Harris poll in November, only 15% of the voters expressed much confidence in Congress, a slight increase from the 9% of a year earlier but far below the high...
...pianist is luckier than a singer. He can go on performing as long as his fingers maintain their strength and coordination. At 73, Vladimir Horowitz seems to be just as brilliant as when he first played the U.S. exactly 50 years ago. Last week in New York, the famed Ukrainian-born virtuoso celebrated the anniversary of that debut with some of the most electrifying music-making ever heard in Carnegie Hall, a hall that has had its share of excitement over the years...
Carter's economic proposals seek to maintain an expanding economy, create a simple and fair tax system and encourage private business to lead the expansion. He also stressed decreased inflation and increased employment...
...selling pressure was greatest, the plunge lopped nearly 4% off the dollar's value against the Swiss franc in a single day. So, at just about the time last Wednesday when Jimmy Carter told an evening audience of French businessmen in Paris that "the U.S. will strive to maintain the strength of the dollar," the Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board in Washington put substance behind his words...
...easier fix: the passage of special state laws specifying responsibility for accidents. New Hampshire, New Mexico, Washington and Maine already have legislation making the skier responsible for any downhill (as opposed to ski-lift) accidents. This week the Vermont legislature will consider a bill requiring ski operators only to maintain lifts properly and mark all trails and such foreseeable hazards as snowmaking hydrants. If it passes, schussers who come to grief will be on their...